Yvonne Koolmatrie b. 1944

  • Artist (Weaver)
Celebrated Ngarrindjeri weaver, Koolamtrie represented Australia in the 1997 Venice Biennale alongside Judy Watson and Emily Kame Kngwarreye.
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creator of
Fish Trap

In Art Gallery of Western Australia collection, WA

 
creator of
Burial Basket

In Art Gallery of Western Australia collection, WA

 
creator of
Yabby Trap

In Art Gallery of Western Australia collection, WA

 
creator of
Echidna
URL
http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/collection/pub/artistItemListing?artistID=4452

In National Gallery of Victoria collection, ACT

 
creator of
Magic Weaver

In National Gallery of Victoria collection, ACT

 
creator of
Prupi - Child Stealer
 
None
Courtesy of: Powerhouse Museum
creator of
Yabbie trap by Yvonne Koolmatrie
URL
http://from.ph/134237

93/332/3

 
None
Courtesy of: Powerhouse Museum
creator of
Eel trap by Yvonne Koolmatrie
URL
http://from.ph/134236

93/332/2

 
creator of
Sister basket
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Coil-woven sedge grass and river rushes

 
creator of
Hot-air balloon
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coil-woven sedge grass and river rushes

 
creator of
Rainbow Serpent
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creator of
River Bunyip
Date

In Tropman collection

 
creator of
Biplane
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URL
http://www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/recoil_change_and_exchange_in_coiled_fibre_art/coiled_fibre_artwork/slideshow_2_2.html

In Tropman Collection website accessed 20/03/09

 
creator of
Eel Trap
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URL
http://collection.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/search.do;jsessionid=BC5ED3C5DEB49CF8BB31342D0228F3ED?keyword-0=koolmatrie&field-0=simpleSearchObject&searchMode=simple

In Art Gallery of New South Wales’ collection. Also 'Eel Trap’ 1992 in National Gallery of Australia collection http://artsearch.nga.gov.au/Detail.cfm?IRN=4082

 
creator of
Bi Plane
Date
URL
http://artsearch.nga.gov.au/Detail.cfm?IRN=4055

In National Gallery of Australia collection, ACT

 
None
Courtesy of: Powerhouse Museum
creator of
Eel trap by Yvonne Koolmatrie
Date
URL
http://from.ph/134233

93/332/1

 
creator of
Eel Trap
Date

In Tandanya collection

 
creator of
Large sedge bowl
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In Art Gallery of South Australia collection, SA

 

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Related people
  • Roberts, Bluey (sibling of)
  • Roberts, (child of)
  • Kartinyeri, Dorothy (associate of)
  • Roberts, Margaret Jean (associate of)
  • Hunter, Ruby (relative of)
  • Roberts, Bluey (sibling of)
  • Roberts, (child of)
  • Kartinyeri, Dorothy (associate of)
  • Roberts, Margaret Jean (associate of)
  • Hunter, Ruby (relative of)
Related person groups
  • Nalta Ruwe Aboriginal Corporation, SA (associate of)
  • Nalta Ruwe Aboriginal Corporation, SA (associate of)
Related works
  • Fish Trap (creator of)
  • Burial Basket (creator of)
  • Yabby Trap (creator of)
  • Echidna (creator of)
  • Magic Weaver (creator of)
  • Prupi - Child Stealer (creator of)
  • Yabbie trap by Yvonne Koolmatrie (creator of)
  • Eel trap by Yvonne Koolmatrie (creator of)
  • Sister basket (creator of)
  • Hot-air balloon (creator of)
  • Rainbow Serpent (creator of)
  • River Bunyip (creator of)
  • Biplane (creator of)
  • Eel Trap (creator of)
  • Bi Plane (creator of)
  • Eel trap by Yvonne Koolmatrie (creator of)
  • Eel Trap (creator of)
  • Large sedge bowl (creator of)
  • Fish Trap (creator of)
  • Burial Basket (creator of)
  • Yabby Trap (creator of)
  • Echidna (creator of)
  • Magic Weaver (creator of)
  • Prupi - Child Stealer (creator of)
  • Sister basket (creator of)
  • Hot-air balloon (creator of)
  • Rainbow Serpent (creator of)
  • River Bunyip (creator of)
  • Biplane (creator of)
  • Eel Trap (creator of)
  • Bi Plane (creator of)
  • Eel Trap (creator of)
  • Large sedge bowl (creator of)
Related events
  • Making Tracks: A Glimpse at Two Decades of Aboriginal Art in South Australia (None)
  • Floating Life (exhibited at)
  • Re Coil: Change & Exchange in Coiled Fibre Art (exhibited at)
  • Our Mob (None)
  • What's going On: Contemporary Indigenous Art from the Murray Darling Region (exhibited at)
  • Beyond The Pale (exhibited at)
  • Spinifex Runner (exhibited at)
  • Mapping Identity (exhibited at)
  • Off Shore: On Site (exhibited at)
  • fluent (exhibited at)
  • Below the Surface (exhibited at)
  • Working River (exhibited at)
  • talking.listening (exhibited at)
  • Murrundi: Three River Murray Stories (exhibited at)
  • Yanada New Moon (exhibited at)
  • Aboriginal Women's Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Two Countries, One Weave (exhibited at)
  • Look At Us Now: South Australian Aboriginal Artists (exhibited at)
  • Ngarrindjeri Basketry and Painting (None)
  • Ngarrindjeri Art And Craft (None)
  • Making Tracks: A Glimpse at Two Decades of Aboriginal Art in South Australia (None)
  • Floating Life (exhibited at)
  • Re Coil: Change & Exchange in Coiled Fibre Art (exhibited at)
  • Our Mob (None)
  • What's going On: Contemporary Indigenous Art from the Murray Darling Region (exhibited at)
  • Beyond The Pale (exhibited at)
  • Spinifex Runner (exhibited at)
  • Mapping Identity (exhibited at)
  • Off Shore: On Site (exhibited at)
  • fluent (exhibited at)
  • Below the Surface (exhibited at)
  • Working River (exhibited at)
  • talking.listening (exhibited at)
  • Murrundi: Three River Murray Stories (exhibited at)
  • Yanada New Moon (exhibited at)
  • Aboriginal Women's Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Two Countries, One Weave (exhibited at)
  • Look At Us Now: South Australian Aboriginal Artists (exhibited at)
  • Ngarrindjeri Basketry and Painting (None)
  • Ngarrindjeri Art And Craft (None)
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